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Minor NFL Transactions: 1/4/25

January 4th, 2025 at 9:47pm CST by Ely Allen

The last minor moves and standard gameday elevations of the 2024 NFL regular season:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed to active roster: S Andre Chachere
Elevated: RB Tony Jones Jr., T Luke Tenuta
Placed on IR: T Jackson Barton

Atlanta Falcons

Elevated: CB Lamar Jackson

Buffalo Bills

Elevated: OL Will Clapp, DE Casey Toohill

Carolina Panthers

Activated from IR: RB Miles Sanders (story)
Placed on IR: LB Amaré Barno
Signed to active roster: DE DeShawn Williams
Elevated: OLB Thomas Incoom, OLB Kenny Dyson

Cincinnati Bengals

Elevated: DT Domenique Davis, WR Kendric Pryor

Dallas Cowboys

Signed to active roster: QB Will Grier
Elevated: CB Troy Pride
Placed on IR: CB Kemon Hall

Denver Broncos

Elevated: DE Matt Henningsen

Detroit Lions

Signed to active roster: DB Morice Norris
Elevated: DL Chris Smith, CB Stantley Thomas-Oliver

Houston Texans

Signed to active roster: CB D’Angelo Ross
Elevated: DE Solomon Byrd, S Russ Yeast
Placed on IR: LB Jamal Hill

Jacksonville Jaguars

Elevated: DE Joe Gaziano

Kansas City Chiefs

Elevated: LB Blake Lynch, QB Chris Oladokun

Las Vegas Raiders

Elevated: TE John Samuel Shenker

Los Angeles Chargers

Activated from IR: S Alohi Gilman (story)
Elevated: WR Dez Fitzpatrick, S Eddie Jackson

Los Angeles Rams

Elevated: T AJ Arcuri, OLB Keir Thomas

Miami Dolphins

Elevated: T Ryan Hayes, QB Skylar Thompson

Minnesota Vikings

Elevated: LB Calvin Munson, OLB Gabriel Murphy

New England Patriots

Signed to active roster: CB Miles Battle, DE Truman Jones, LB Monty Rice, TE Jack Westover
Elevated: WR Alex Erickson, TE Mitchell Wilcox
Placed on IR: C Ben Brown, S Jabrill Peppers, WR Ja’Lynn Polk

New Orleans Saints

Elevated: S Millard Bradford, RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire

New York Giants

Signed to active roster: RB Dante Miller
Elevated: OLB Boogie Basham, T Tyre Phillips

New York Jets

Placed on IR: CB Sauce Gardner
Signed to active roster: DL Bruce Hector
Elevated: CB Tre Swilling, OL Zack Bailey

San Francisco 49ers

Signed to active roster: DE Alex Barrett, LB DaShaun White
Elevations: G Drake Nugent, WR Trent Taylor
Placed on IR: G Spencer Burford, LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles

Seattle Seahawks

Signed to active roster: CB Artie Burns, NT Brandon Pili
Elevated: DT Quinton Bohanna, TE Tyler Mabry

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Elevated: CB Dallis Flowers, LB Deion Jones

Tennessee Titans

Signed to active roster: DE Khalid Duke, WR Tay Martin
Elevated: S Gervarrius Owens, K Matthew Wright
Placed on IR: LB Otis Reese

Ross’ new deal to the Texans’ 53-man roster is good through the 2025 season, as well. Ditto for Jones, signed to the active roster in New England today.

Sanders returned to practice this week, and his activation will allow him to close out his second Panthers season on the field rather than on the mend. His Carolina tenure has fallen well short of expectations and a release in the near future could be in the cards. Given the team’s backfield injuries, though, Sanders could handle a notable workload tomorrow while potentially auditioning for free agent suitors.

Gilman’s return will be welcomed by the Chargers’ defense. The 27-year-old has remained a full-time starter this season, his second straight handling first-team duties. Los Angeles is assured of a wild-card spot, but moving up to the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoff picture could be possible on Sunday. In any case, Gilman’s presence will be key for a Bolts defense which leads the league in points allowed per game (17.6).

Gardner’s campaign will come to an end after 15 games played. He fell short of a Pro Bowl nod for this first time in his young career, but the fourth pick of the 2022 draft remained a critical member of the team’s secondary when healthy. Gardner is eligible for an extension this offseason, and his financial future (which will include a fifth-year option decision in the spring) will be a key point of focus once New York’s head coach/general manager tandem is in place.

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 1/2/25

January 2nd, 2025 at 8:07pm CST by Ben Levine

Today’s practice squad moves:

Detroit Lions

Signed: S Morice Norris Jr.

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: S Terrell Edmunds
Released: S Emany Johnson

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: DE Tarron Jackson

The Chargers added some veteran safety depth in Terrell Edmunds today. The former first-round pick most recently had a two-month stint with the Steelers, collecting seven tackles in five games. Alohi Gilman could soon return to the Chargers lineup, but the team will still be down two players at the position with Elijah Molden and Marcus Maye sidelined, so there could be some open snaps for their newest player.

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/31/24

December 31st, 2024 at 6:59pm CST by Ely Allen

The last minor NFL transactions of the 2024 calendar year:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed to active roster: C Nick Leverett
Placed on IR: RB Trey Benson

Cleveland Browns

Signed: RB John Kelly
Placed on IR: WR Cedric Tillman
Waived (with injury settlement): LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle

Detroit Lions

Waived: S Morice Norris

Houston Texans

Signed off Saints’ practice squad: T Austin Deculus
Placed on reserve/NFI: T Zachary Thomas

New Orleans Saints

Signed of Cowboys’ practice squad: T Josh Ball
Placed on IR: LB Jaylan Ford

New York Jets

Placed on IR: K Greg Zuerlein

San Francisco 49ers

Placed on IR: LB Dre Greenlaw (story)

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/20/24

August 20th, 2024 at 6:47pm CST by Ely Allen

Here are today’s minor transactions:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: DT T.J. Carter, LB Chris Garrett
Waived: LS Joe Shimko

Baltimore Ravens

Waived (with injury settlement): TE Scotty Washington

Buffalo Bills

Waived (with injury designation): WR Lawrence Keys

Carolina Panthers

Reverted to IR: CB Lamar Jackson, WR Tayvion Robinson

Dallas Cowboys

Released: CB Sheldrick Redwine

Detroit Lions

Placed on IR: LB Malik Jefferson, WR Tre’Quan Smith
Waived (with injury settlement): LB DaRon Gilbert, S Morice Norris Jr.

Green Bay Packers

Signed: FB Henry Pearson
Waived (with injury designation): RB Jarveon Howard

Houston Texans

Signed: FB Nick Bawden

Indianapolis Colts

Reverted to IR: G Josh Sills
Waived (with injury settlement): WR Ethan Fernea

Jacksonville Jaguars

Signed: QB E.J. Perry
Waived: WR Brevin Easton

Kansas City Chiefs

Reverted to IR: G McKade Mettauer

Las Vegas Raiders

Signed: LB DaShaun White

Los Angeles Rams

Waived (with injury settlement): CB Jerry Jacobs

Miami Dolphins

Reverted to IR: LB Zeke Vandenburgh

New England Patriots

Signed: LB Kobe Jones, LB Christian McCarroll
Claimed off waivers (from Browns): WR Matt Landers
Placed on IR: WR JaQuae Jackson

New Orleans Saints

Signed: CB Joejuan Williams
Activated from active/PUP: TE Juwan Johnson
Waived (with injury designation): C Sincere Haynesworth

New York Giants

Signed: S Clayton Isbell
Reverted to IR: DT Ryder Anderson
Waived (with injury designation): WR Dennis Houston

San Francisco 49ers

Waived (with injury settlement): WR Frank Darby

Tennessee Titans

Signed: LB Mikel Jones
Placed on IR: LB Garret Wallow (story)

Washington Commanders

Signed: S Kendell Brooks, LB Chapelle Russell
Waived (with injury designation): S Ben Nikkel
Released (with injury designation): LB Keandre Jones

Free Agent

Suspended: DT Kevin Strong

Strong was a surprising release by the Cardinals during the regular season last year. At the time, Strong was coming off of his strongest NFL campaign, but head coach Jonathan Gannon claimed that the release was what was “best for the team.” While we still don’t know the nature of the suspension, or whether or not it’s even related to his January release, we are aware that he will miss three games.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/14/24

August 14th, 2024 at 9:20pm CST by Ely Allen

Wednesday’s minor moves:

Atlanta Falcons

Signed: LB Storey Jackson
Waived: P Ryan Sanborn

Buffalo Bills

Reverted to IR: WR Bryan Thompson

Carolina Panthers

Waived: S Clayton Isbell
Released (with injury settlement): OLB Kemoko Turay

Cincinnati Bengals

Placed on reserve/retired list: DE Jeff Gunter

Dallas Cowboys

Signed: C Cohl Cabral
Waived (with injury designation): DE Shaka Toney

Denver Broncos

Waived (with injury settlement): OLB Jaylon Allen

Detroit Lions

Signed: CB Javelin Guidry
Reverted to IR: LB DaRon Gilbert
Waived (with injury designation): S Morice Norris Jr.

Green Bay Packers

Signed: RB Nate McCrary
Waived: LS Peter Bowden, S Tyler Coyle

Indianapolis Colts

Signed: DE Derek Rivers, WR Greg Ward
Waived: S Kendell Brooks, WR Ethan Fernea

Las Vegas Raiders

Activated from active/PUP list: G Jackson Powers-Johnson
Released (with injury settlement): WR Keelan Doss

Los Angeles Chargers

Signed: TE Tucker Fisk

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: DT Carlos Watkins

Miami Dolphins

Signed: DT Robert Cooper

Minnesota Vikings

Reverted to IR: LB Jabril Cox

New England Patriots

Waived (with injury settlement): DE John Morgan

New Orleans Saints

Signed: TE Mason Fairchild
Waived: DT Kyler Baugh

New York Giants

Signed: S Raheem Layne, S Jonathan Sutherland

Pittsburgh Steelers

Signed: CB Zyon Gilbert, WR T.J. Luther
Reverted to IR: WR Tarik Black

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: DT Nick Williams
Released: LB Zeke Turner

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: LB Easton Gibbs
Waived (with injury designation): DT Nathan Pickering

Washington Commanders

Waived (with injury settlement): T Alex Akingbulu
Waived: G Mason Brooks

Cabral joins the Cowboys after UFL stints in Birmingham and Michigan. He adds more depth to the team’s offensive line after the team lost Chuma Edoga in their first preseason game and saw Earl Bostick helped off the field today. Toney suffered a groin injury, leading to this injury waiver, but could return to the team should he clear waivers.

Powers-Johnson was on some concerning ground with how much time he had missed with a concussion, but the Raiders saw him return to practice today.

The 49ers are adding some significant depth on the defensive line in Williams, who has vast starting experience in the NFL. Cutting Turner could mean that the return of Dre Greenlaw may on a better timeline than expected.

Lions Sign 15 UDFAs

May 10th, 2024 at 8:54am CST by Adam La Rose

The Lions came away with five rookies over the course of the draft. The 2024 event’s hosts have added to that group with 15 undrafted players. Here are Detroit’s rookie free agent signings:

Jalon Calhoun, WR (Duke)
Steele Chambers, LB (Ohio State)
Duke Clemens, OL (UCLA)
Kingsley Eguakun, OL (Florida)
Chelen Garnes, S (Wake Forest)
DaRon Gilbert, LB (Northern Illinois)
Hogan Hatten, LS (Idaho)
Bryan Hudson, OL (Louisville)
Nate Lynn, DL (William & Mary)
Morice Norris Jr., CB (Fresno State)
Isaac Rex, TE (BYU)
Loren Strickland, S (Ball State)
James Turner, K (Michigan)
Isaac Ukwu, DL (Ole Miss)
Isaiah Williams, WR (Illinois)

Williams secured one of the largest guarantees in the league amongst undrafted rookies. The 5-9 speedster received $225K of locked in base salary in addition to a $15K signing bonus, Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 reports. Williams began his college career as a quarterback, but over the past three seasons he served as a key member of the Fighting Illini’s passing attack. The 180-pounder recorded 82 catches in 2022 and ’23, totaling a career-high 1,055 yards and five touchdowns last year.

The Lions finished the 2023 campaign with Michael Badgley as their kicker, and he was re-signed earlier this offseason. The 28-year-old entered Friday as the only kicker on Detroit’s roster, but Turner will provide offseason competition. The latter spent his first four seasons at Louisville, converting 79.7% of his field goal attempts. That figure rose to 85.7% with the Wolverines in 2023, and Turner connected on all but one of his extra point kicks

Like Williams, Chambers switched positions midway through his college tenure. He started his time with the Buckeyes as a running back, though he only received 28 carries across the 2018 and ’19 seasons. The move to linebacker prompted a spike in playing time, and Chambers increased his tackle total with each passing season over the last three years. In all, the 6-1, 220-pounder racked up 208 stops, three sacks and four interceptions; he will aim to translate that production into at least a special teams opportunity in Detroit.